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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think charter teachers should get preference for the many reasons already listed.

But what about setting a maximum percentage of sibling and teacher set asides - no more than 30% of each class? That would ensure spots remain open for others in the city. [/quote]

30% of each class pkus sibs means that there will be zero slots for others. No.[/quote]

Can any of you explain why you would create a system that promotes children from the same family attending different schools? If you set a maximum percentage, then some kids who would otherwise have preference will have to go somewhere else. A non-affiliated child gets to take one of those slots, but if he has a sibling that sibling can't take advantage of preference because the threshold was taken up for the non-affiliated child to get the spot in the first place. So then for every family who exceeds the maximum set-aside, you not only force them to attend two (or more) different schools, you effectively force the family who gets that spot to do the same. So instead of two families attending one school each, you have two families who each attend two different schools. And this happens for every single person who doesn't get the sibling preference because of the threshold.

Who thinks that's a good idea?

Also, can some math person explain why it's not possible that 70% of entry-year slots can be taken up by siblings every year, forever?[/quote]

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